In the Key of Perfect Surely there are hundreds of Christmas carol books. I’ve encountered perhaps 70 to 100 of ’em. A few, such as the carols in the legendary “Fireside Folk Song Book” are splendid: easy to play yet with musically attractive arrangements, printed so the pianist isn’t squinting, and in a singable key. I was looking for a gift for a beginner, though. and, through luck and the helpfulness of Amazon custom-reviews, I found it!The “Ultimate Christmas: 100 Easy Seasonal Favorites” is an…

Nice sounding, quick to learn music I was nervous to buy this because I found it hard to gauge the difficulty of the music (though the reviews helped!) I have a few books that are intermediate Christmas solos, which take me a bit of work to learn, so I wanted a book of music that I could literally open, sit down at the piano, and play nice-sounding Christmas songs without a ton of practice.I am very happy with it though; the music is not “beginner,” but it isn’t hard either. If you have maybe 2 years of…

Good Enough for Me I’m an older player/learner who practices in spurts around many activities. I wanted something that would not get me too frustrated, but would also allow me to have some sense of accomplishment. I’m not a good pianist, play for myself and not others, and cannot be a good judge of the musical accuracy or sophistication of this music. I’ve read that this editor in other easy piano books makes mistakes with notation. Better musicians have complained that the editor sometimes makes original tunes…